On the episode, first aired in December, Newton says he had fired the rare gun. “What’s the point in having a gun if you can’t shoot it?” he says.

In a separate shot, the store’s owner and the show’s star, Rich Wyatt, says: “Wylie pulls out a museum-quality Colt Dragoon, and then he tells us he shoots it. That’s nuts. I like this guy’s style.”

Last Thursday, undercover detectives from the Wheat Ridge Police Department met with Newton and offered to buy the stolen gun, leading to his arrest.

He is being held in the Jefferson County Detention Center on a warrant from New Mexico.

Colorado court records show Newton has been arrested several times, including charges of assault, drunken driving, obstruction of justice, intimidating a witness and other charges.

Joey Bunch: 303-954-1174 or jbunch@denverpost.com

On Thursday, undercover detectives from the Wheat Ridge Police Department met Newton and offered to buy the stolen gun, leading to his arrest. He is being held in the Jefferson County Detention Center on a warrant from New Mexico.

Joey Bunch has been a reporter for 28 years, including the last 12 at The Denver Post. For various newspapers he has covered the environment, water issues, politics, civil rights, sports and the casino industry. He likes stories more than reports. Tell him if you know one.

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